The yield on the superlong Japanese debt has surged significantly since Friday, warning of volatility in bond markets across advanced nations. This situation typically leads to financial tightening ...

Japan’s islands stretch from tropical beaches to snowy mountains, creating homes for some of the world’s most unique and adorable wildlife. Island isolation has created special species like Japanese ...

Japan could end up with its first female prime minister or its youngest leader in more than a century after a party leadership election on Saturday. The governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's core machinery orders fell 0.6% in May from the previous month, government data showed on Monday. That compared with a 1.5% drop estimated by economists in a Reuters poll. On ...

Carlos Casanova says inflation and the domestic political uncertainty in Japan may affect the timing of Bank of Japan's decision to hike rates, but still expects a 25 basis point hike by the end of ...

TOKYO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - ⁠An ⁠expected rise in Japan's short-term ⁠interest rate to 1% may trigger a significant reallocation of cash into deposits that could complicate the Bank of Japan's monetary ...

Japanese equities have quietly outperformed in 2025, and the election of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi signals a potential new phase of policy continuity and reform. Her pro-growth stance could ...